About Us

The Bishop Arts Theatre Center (BATC) is an award-winning, multicultural, multidisciplinary arts institution with IRC 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt status. Founded in September of 1993, our mission is to cultivate a diverse and vibrant arts community while creating sustainable opportunities for local and emerging artists through performances and education. BATC offers a full season of theater performances, jazz concerts, a speaker series, and year-round arts education programs at the BATC. The theatre is a cultural oasis for the next generation of acclaimed writers, directors, performers, and arts administrators. Governed by ten board members, BATC impacts nearly 20,000 artists and children each year via our seasonal performances and student outreach programs.

Our Commitment

SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY

The Bishop Arts Theatre Center is committed to a safe environment for its board, staff, independent contractors, patrons, and participants of any kind from harassment including those of a suggestive nature. Sexual harassment, as declared by the Department of State, is against the law and will not be tolerated in or within the periphery of the Bishop Arts Theatre Center. Harassment of any kind is unwelcome and/or unwarranted advances of any suggestive, sexual or abusive behavior. Therefore, any credible reports of sexual harassment will be taken seriously and corrective actions will be immediately implemented to prevent its continuation, up to, and including, termination and a permanent ban from the Bishop Arts Theatre Center. No one will be victimized for making such complaints or reports.